CVE-2013-4038

high

Description

The Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) implementation in Integrated Management Module (IMM) on IBM BladeCenter, Flex System, System x iDataPlex, and System x3### servers uses cleartext for password storage, which allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading a file.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/86174

http://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-5093463

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2013-08-09

Updated: 2026-06-16

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00212